NASA observing ‘city-killer’ asteroid en route for Earth
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...
Earth Has Never Been Safer From Killer Asteroids
As best as anyone can tell, if any hazardously sized asteroid were to hit Earth in the relatively near future, it would most ...
NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of ...
Scientist warns it might be too late to deflect ‘city-killer’ asteroid heading toward Earth
The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which knocked the 580-foot-wide asteroid Dimorphos off course in 2022.
The dramatic warning to NASA about the asteroid heading for Earth: "We don't have much time to deflect it"
The constant danger to our planet is the impact of meteorites on its surface. Every day these space rocks pass through our ...
Asteroid to hit Earth? NASA closely monitoring possible impact
Is Earth in danger of getting hit by another asteroid that wipes out living creatures? Not quite. Astronomers at space agencies around the world are closely watching ...
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NASA makes 'emergency' decision over asteroid the size of Big Ben that could strike Earth
NASA has had to make an 'emergency' decision as they predict an asteroid the size go Big Ben has a one-in-43 chance of hitting Earth.
Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
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NASA officially increases probability of most-dangerous asteroid hitting Earth
NASA and the European Space Agency have issued updates on what is considered to be the most dangerous asteroid astronomers ...
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Space Danger: Asteroid 2024 YR4 on a Collision Course?
The infinite cosmos is a perilous expanse, filled with celestial objects that could be on a collision course with Earth.
Scientists track asteroid that has a chance of crashing into Earth in 2032
Scientists are using the James Webb Telescope to study Asteroid 2024 YR4 which has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth, but here’s what would happen if it did
A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...